September 20, 2018

There have not been bullfights in Tijuana's Plaza Monumental for at least a year. Fortunately, there have been bullfights at the Caliente portable bullring.

I must say I enjoyed the atmosphere at Plaza Monumental much more than Caliente, it felt like stepping through the portals at Plaza Monumental was stepping into a world apart from the modern one.

One aspect I do appreciate about Caliente's portable bullring, though, is that in the afternoon rays of sunlight filter through openings in the structure to create interesting pockets of light and shadow. I've tried to capture this in my photos, some of which are less about the action and more about the interplay of light and shadow, which I'll be sharing now and in future posts.

Here is a picture of Antonio García, El Chihuahua, during the corrida of August 19, 2018.

August 24, 2017

Antonio Garcia, El Chihuahua, is known for his enthusiastic placement of banderillas, and taunting of the bull by running just out of its reach. Here he exults after placing his banderillas, at Tijuana's Caliente bullring.